International tourist behavior: an IJCTHR special issue

Abstract

Purpose

The article's aim is to provide an overview of articles in this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

The article gives summary information and perspectives on the articles that appear in the issue and provides information helping readers.

Findings

The article first discusses three articles showing what three journal editors see as topics and find acceptable as research methods. The other three articles appear because they have important implications that receive limited attention in the literature. These articles address innovative treatment of problems with information commonly collected on return (repurchase), vague units of count and ineffective data collection.

Originality/value

This research provides insights on what three journal editors research, and the priorities and innovative work on the need for better return data, for better terms for units (e.g. of analysis) and for more effective data collection.

Citation

O'Leary, J. and Huan, T. (2012), "International tourist behavior: an IJCTHR special issue", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506181211206289